Birštonas: Hotels and Accommodation

Those who want to book a hotel in Birštonas can then continue their accommodation search. After climbing more than 300 steps, the Birštonas observation tower offers panoramic views of the meanders of the Nemunas.

Nature

The Birštonas observation tower is 55 m high; its viewing platform is located at a height of 45 m.

Vytautas-Jurgis-Meška Park covers 25 ha of forest in which not a single tree has been felled.

The Birštonas observation tower is most conveniently reached on foot or by bicycle, as it is located in a protected area.

History

The Birštonas spa house is one of the few surviving buildings of its kind in Lithuania and was added to the list of architectural monuments in 2006.

Since its opening in 1855, the Birštonas spa house has hosted classical music concerts.

Most of the exhibition at the Birštonas Museum is dedicated to the history of Birštonas as a spa resort, from the Tsarist era to the present day.

The Birštonas Museum is located in a building that has been included on the cultural heritage list.

Culture

The Church of Saint Anthony of Padua in Birštonas is a Neo-Gothic red-brick church built between 1900 and 1909.

At the Birštonas Museum, visitors can take part in educational programmes that can be booked in advance, including a programme about the town’s mineral water springs.

At the “Druskupis” mineral-water evaporation facility, visitors can try inhalations outdoors in a pavilion with mineral water fountains.

At the Birštonas Sacral Museum, visitors can take part in the educational activity “Kvepiantis Birštono banginiukas” and bake special biscuits shaped like the whale symbol of the spa resort.

More destination pages: Ramučiai, Jonava, Ringaudai, Kaišiadorys, Kaunas, Pašuliai, Kulautuva.

To the higher-level travel overview: Kaunas District.

More about the destination

Useful information for planning your trip:

Birstonas in Lithuania: spa resort, Nemunas loops and relaxation.